Curriculum Development(*); Literacy and Portuguese Teaching; School Organisation and
Administration; Educational Psychology; Sociology of Education and Education Policy;
Educational Technology; Pedagogical Supervision.
Specialities without doctoral programe:Curriculum Development; Science Education; History and Social Science Education;
Foreign Language Education; Mathematics Education; Philosophy of Education;
History of Education; Literacy and Portuguese Teaching; School Organisation and
Administration; Educational Psychology; Sociology of Education and Education Policy
Educational Policy; Pedagogical Supervision; Educational Technology.
Contacts: Phone: (+351) 253 601 287 | Email: sec-dout-ce@ie.uminho.pt
DOCTORAL DEGREE IN CHILD STUDIES
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Specialities with doctoral programePhysical Education and Child Health (Child Health, Health Education, Physical
Education, Physical Activity, Recreation and Motor Development)
Childhood, Development and Learning (Physical and Social Environmental
Studies, Elementary Mathematics, Methodology and Supervision in Childhood
Education, Child and Adolescent Psychology, Psychosocial Intervention.)
Artistic Education (Drama Education, Music Education, Visual Education)
Childhood, Culture and Society (Children´s Literature, Literacy Education,
Sociology of Childhood, Child Rights, Public Policies for Children)
Special Education (Early Intervention, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Hearing
Impairment, Communication Disorders, Specific Learning Difficulties in Reading
(dyslexia).
Schedule: (after work / evening schedule/b-learning)
Vacancies: 30
Contacts: Phone: (+351) 253 601 287 | Email: sec-dout-ec@ie.uminho.pt
Information of Interest
The doctoral degree in Educational Sciences and the doctoral degree in Child Studies are
relevant for career development purposes in accordance with Article 54 of the Decree-Law No.
75/2010 of June 23 (Regulations governing the Early Childhood and Elementary and
Secondary Education Teaching Career). The Ph.D. course in Child Studies, in its different areas
of specialization, is recognized for purposes of counting time for career progression under
Administrative Rule No. 344/2008, of April 30, according to the updated table, available on
the DGAE website.
